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Vinson & Elkins Represents Underwriters in WhiteHawk Income Corporation’s Initial Public Offering

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Vinson & Elkins represented Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as representatives of the underwriters in connection with WhiteHawk Income Corporation’s (“WhiteHawk Minerals” or the “Company”) initial public offering of 7,700,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $26.00 per share. The 7,700,000 share offering represents a 775,000 share upsize to the originally proposed 6,925,000 share offering. The Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,155,000 shares of its Class A common stock. Shares of the Company’s Class A common stock are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on June 9, 2026 under the ticker symbol “WHK.” The offering is expected to close on June 10, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. In connection with the closing of the offering, the Company will change its corporate name to “WhiteHawk Minerals Corp.”

The Vinson & Elkins team was led by Partners Douglas McWilliams and Thomas Zentner and Counsel Alex Lewis, with assistance from Senior Associate Chase Browndorf and Associates Ryan Dolmanet and Bailey Chauvin. Also advising were Partner Ryan Carney and Associate James Sutherland; Counsel Regina Ibarra and Associate Annaliese Sip; Partner Jennifer Cornejo and Associate Justine Jia; and Partner Sean Becker and Senior Associate Andrew Cox.

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